Hierarchy: #purulent (4 terms)

To form an abscess / To abscess (intransitive verb (pathology / general surgery))
A pathological process where a localized acute purulent inflammation or bacterial infection evolves into a distinct abscess, ac...
Abscessed / Suppurated (adjective / participle (pathology / general surgery))
Regarding an inflammatory focus, tumor, organ, or tissue: that has progressed to form an abscess; converted into a closed, well...
Abscesses / Suppurates (verb, 3rd person singular/plural (pathology / general surgery))
The conjugated form of the verb 'a abceda' (to abscess) in the indicative present, 3rd person singular or plural, used to descr...
Abcedography / Radiography of an abscess (noun (radiology / medical imaging))
A specialized radiological technique consisting of taking an X-ray of an abscess cavity, performed immediately following its pu...

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